The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-24
MIDSUMMER STYLES.

Roman scarfs and sashes are again in fash
ion.
Large leghorn hats are very popular in
the country.
The ruby just now is the most fashion
able precious stone.
Foulsrd is one of the most serviceabls
stuffs for summer wear.
Tiny vinaigrettes are favorite attach
ments to porte ponneur bracelets.
Poplinette is favorite material in En-
gland, especially in string color.
The narrow frivolite ribbon is much
used in Paris for trimming dresses and
bonnets.
Gold and silver belt buckles, with glove
buttoner attachment, are pretty and con-
venient.
A 10-cent palm leaf fan adorned with $40
worth of painting is the fashionable
zephyr compeller.
Amber has become fashionable and some
of the amber jewelry now made is really
very handsome.
The old.fashioned "Sgiss belt" in beaGs
and velvet is becoming a favorite form of
garniture again.
The pale green formerly known as 'eau
de Nip is in favor again under a new
name, "Baltique."
White satin Tom o. ShanterF, with rack
cts embroidered on them, are the proper
head-gear for tennis.
Niagara blue is a new color. 1t is a
sort OF compromise between peacock" blue
and serpent" green.
Flower bonnets are still in favor. One
curious fancy Is to have single, large SUM-
flower form the crown.
Colored straw bonnets to match dresses
are worn. They are generally Of the rough
straw known as nutmeg"
Wash" dresses this year are very pretty,
but altogether to elaborate to be submitted
to the laundress with safety.
A pretty boating costume is made of
gray serge trimmed with alternate black
cord and oxidized silver braid.
A curious freak of fashion is the revival
of the old fashion OF wearing miniature
portraits in lockets, brooches and brace
lets.
We read of GTeco-Jspanese costume as
being in favor in England. The magma
ton shrinks from the task of trying to
picture such combination.
Hand-painted complications do not seem
to find favor at the watering places this
summer. The weather is too warm for
this sort of art to be permanent.
Four folds of black and white silk mus
lin make pretty substitute for ruching to
be worn in the neck Of morning frock
| The white is set next to the skin.
Silver hst-irons are novel favors for the
German. They excite much curiosity
among their fair recipients, who always
| wonder what they are intended to repre-
| sent.
Changeable silk parasols are very pretty,
but when the sun shines upon them they
cast blue and yellow reflections on the
bearers face, to the detriment of her good
looks.
A new style of drapery is made by ar
| ranging the backs Of the skirts very grace
fully in the form of large bow. This
novel style Is also carried out IN various
materials for ball gowns.
There is an attempt to bring large Jew
elled shoe-buckles into fashion. 1t will
| probably fail, because these ornaments
have the effect of making the most fairy
like foot look simply enormous.
For fishing and yachting no gown is
found as serviceable as dark-blue flannel,
trimmed In any way that best suits the
wearer's taste. Dark.red velvet belt, cuffs
and rolling collar are often seen.
A hat that is like breath of country air
is formed of battledore braiding, lined
with red and trimmed with daisies, cow
slips, dandelions and clover leaves and
blossoms in white, pink and purple.
fashionable Newport women have taken
to wearing white muslin gowns having ma
tural flowers sewed all over the skirts.
They are exceedingly useful and inexpen-
sive dresses, as anybody will see.
Fancy shoes in great variety are now
made for wearing on the seashore. Quilt
ed linen and silk and colored leather are
the chief materials selected for that pur.
pose, and light blue and yellow the favor
lite colors.
The sleeves of dresses are undergoing a
wonderful change; puffs and vandykes,
and insertions, with high epaulets, charac.
terize many of them, and it Is no longer
necessary that they should match the
bodice.
Red is not so fashionable for country
wear as it was. Most country places are
infested with COWS, and their interest in
the vearers of flannel red dresses has rend
cred such garments quite unpopular.
| A very novel style of waistcoat is of red
velvet witha shield-shaded opening, to be
filed in with white silk, the effect produced
being precisely that of q mans evening
waistcoat. It is becoming only to very
slender women.